This article appeared in the NY Times and Herald Tribune on October 4, 2011.
Should planning for drastic solutions to a climate tip-over be carried out?”
With political action on curbing greenhouse … [Keep reading >>]
Mike Daisey pens an appropriate and compensatory piece, to balance the tides of emotion overrunning the sea-walls of rationality following the death of Steve Jobs
Apple has more power than at … [Keep reading >>]
Apple is defending itself against a fresh barrage of criticism from Chinese environmental activists over alleged pollution by the manufacturers who make its iconic iPhones, iPads and other products.
In a … [Keep reading >>]
An awful lot of people I know, including day care center operators and anxious parents have small plunger-bottles of anti-bacterial soap on prominent display — in bathrooms, guest bathrooms, on … [Keep reading >>]
Oh great! Not only does melting arctic ice contribute to rising sea levels and steal away bear habitat, it is releasing once frozen “persistent organic pollutants [POPs] back into the atmosphere … [Keep reading >>]
After months of hand-wringing by industry lobbies and environmental groups, President Obama announced the new round of Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, known as CAFE, on Friday in Washington. The standards call for … [Keep reading >>]
Good article in the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Science in Muslim societies already lags far behind the scientific achievements of the West, but what adds a fair amount of contemporary angst … [Keep reading >>]
Windows are, by their nature, solar devices, as the Romans discovered when glass was first used, and as cats and humans know who bask in their warmth. Driven by the … [Keep reading >>]
In a world where hope is running close to empty, this is a sniff of good news.
Two-thirds of New York City’s rooftops are suitable for solar panels and could jointly … [Keep reading >>]
Some days my worry card is so full I just want to sit the next dance out…
The continuing resolution that would fund the government through the end of September would … [Keep reading >>]
from BBC Science:
New York is a major loser and Reykjavik a winner from new forecasts of sea level rise in different regions.
[Interesting stuff about the gravitational pull of massive glaciers ... [Keep reading >>]
Very useful article in the Sunday SF Chronicle Home and Garden about measuring budding time of local trees, as a measure of increasing temperatures. Everything from first robin to first … [Keep reading >>]
